Kaspersky Internet Security 6

Reviews By Neil J. Rubenking

Quick—think of three antivirus programs. Are they all from American companies? If so, you may want to broaden your horizons. This full-scale security suite from Moscow adds spyware protection, a spam filter, and a powerful firewall to the well-respected Kaspersky Anti-Virus (KAV)—a household name in Russia and Europe but less well known in the U.S.

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Bottom Line

Kaspersky Internet Security 6 keeps viruses and spyware off your system with powerful real-time protection and scanning. Its firewall goes beyond the basics, protecting against malware-style leak-test techniques (but also warning against some innocuous programs). As with many security suites, its weakest element is spam protection.

Pros

Antivirus scans files on access and scans e-mail and Internet traffic. Skips unchanged files to speed scanning. Firewall's Proactive Defense blocks malware-style leak tests.

Cons

Proactive Defense reports many innocent events. Antispam accuracy is mediocre. No privacy protection or parental-control features. Conflicted with other programs on one test system.